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3. The 4th. Clerk, when promoted, retains his per.
sonal allowance of $240, and that his total emoluments be
equal to the present salary of the post.
He will then receive
$1488 + $240 - $1728
(or an increase on his present salary of $336 per annum).
4. The salary of the 4th. Clerk be $1000.
The salaries will then be
Proposed. Present. Decrease.
1st.Clerk $2064 $2304 $240
2nd. Do.
1728
1728
3rd. Do.
1488
1728
240
4th. Do.
1000
1152
162
Present 1st. Clerk's per-
sonal allowance
240
$872
Increase personal
allowance of 3rd.Clerk
on promotion
120
Saving....$752
The recommendation of the Retrenchment Commit-
tee that the salary of the 3rd. Clerk should be higher than
that of the 2nd. Clerk is, like other of their recommendations,
a complete mystery to me.
The emoluments of these two posts have since
1867 only differed by the amount of the personal allowances
of